Abstract: This volume consists of printed reports, typed letters and other miscellaneous correspondence by British officials relating to the British occupation of Mesopotamia [Iraq] in the period February 1916 to August 1919 covering topics such as criminal procedure regulations, proclamations and notices, and financial department circulars. The papers notably cover and include the following:Agricultural developmentReports of political officersReports on some of the tribes in Arab and Kurdish areas of Mesopotamia.Notable items include the following:‘Baghdad Criminal Procedure Regulations’, a law promulgated by William Rayne Marshall, Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force (ff 692-722)‘NOTE ON LAND LAW’ by H F Forbes, President, Baghdad Civil Court, (ff 689-690)‘Civil Department Orders’ issued by the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force (ff 487-501)Guidance on the transliteration of Arabic into English (ff 475-477)Notes on
kelek, a form of river transport (ff 469-474)Report on an expedition from Hamadan to Kavind [Qazvin] via Sennah [Sanandaj] by Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell‘Notification on the taking and reproduction of photographs, 1917-1918’, comprising rules on the restrictions relating to the taking and reproducing of photographs. Issued by Arnold Talbot Wilson, Officiating Civil Commissioner (ff 452-453)‘NOTE ON WHEAT EXPERIMENTS, MESOPOTAMIA, 1917-1918’ by Colin Campbell Garbett. Printed report on wheat experiments conducted in Mesopotamia with foreword by G Evans, Director of Agriculture, Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force (ff 419-429)A letter from the Director of the Arab Bureau, Cairo, forwarding three copies of
Southern Nejd: journey to Kharj, Aflaj, Sulaiyyil, and Wadi Dawasir in 1918by Harry St John Bridger Philby (copies not included in volume) (f 328)Monthly reports of Political Officers, Baghdad Vilayet, November 1918 (ff 251-297)‘Proclamations and notices relating to the civil administration and inhabitants of the Baghdad Vilayet, 22 December 1916 to 1 July 1918’, compiled by the Office of the Civil CommissionerPolitical Office Diaries, July-August 1918 covering Badra [Badra], Hai [Al Hay], Kut [Al-Kut], Zobair [Az Zubayr], Suq esh-Sheyukh [Suq Al-Shuyukh], Nasiriyeh [Nasiriya], Shattra [Al-Shatra], Qilat Sikar [Qalat Sukkar] (ff 92-297)‘Administration Report on the Muntafik [Muntafiq] Division for 1918’ by Major Harold Richard Patrick Dickson (ff 93-244).Correspondents include: Chief of the General Staff, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force; Office of the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; Officiating Civil Commissioner (Arnold Talbot Wilson); Officer In Charge, Iraq Section, Arab Bureau (Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell); Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Delhi; Political Secretary, India Office, London.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 741; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This volume consists of printed reports, typed letters and other miscellaneous correspondence by British officials relating to the British occupation of Mesopotamia [Iraq, also used in this file] in the period from November 1918 to January 1920. It covers such topics as proclamations and notifications from the British occupation forces, descriptions of rivers, agriculture and land revenue, and tribes.The papers notably include the following:Monthly reports of political officers in IraqBritish occupation forces proclamations and notifications on a wide range of topicsGeneral circulars of the British occupation forces.Notable items include the following:Extracts from the
German Official Handbookon Mesopotamia published in Berlin, October 1917 (ff 650-660)English translations of Turkish [Ottoman] laws (ff 594-602)Notification (in English and Arabic) of the 1919 Baghdad Penal CodeMonthly reports of political officers of the Occupied Territories, January 1919Statements in Arabic from various communities containing their views on self-determination (ff 462-485)A compilation of proclamations and notices relating to civil administration and the inhabitants of the Baghdad Wilayet [Vilayet], 22 December 1916-31 December 1918, Office of the Civil Commissioner, Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force (ff 410-460)Notes on the characters of tribes (and their shaikhs) of the Qalat Sikar [ Qalʻat Sukkar] District, 1919 (ff 388-391)Notes on Kurdish tribes (located on and beyond the borders of the Mosul Vilayet and westwards to the Euphrates) compiled in the Office of the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, July 1919 (ff 195-228)Handbook entitled Tapu (Turkish ‘title deed’ or ‘proof of ownership’ certificate) Office Procedure in dealing with mülk (a form of Ottoman land tenure similar to freehold or private land)Western affluents of the Euphrates River and Wadi Hauran (ff 77-88).Correspondents include: Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Captain Arnold Talbot Wilson); Under-Secretary for State for India; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department; General Headquarters, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, Baghdad; High Commissioner, Cairo; HM Minister, Tehran; Controller of War Accounts, Simla; Embarkation Commandant, Civil Administration, Mesopotamia Branch, Karachi; Embarkation Commandant, Civil Administration, Mesopotamia Branch, Bombay [Mumbai].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 663; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional, intermittent foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-660; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This volume consists of printed reports, typed letters and other miscellaneous correspondence by British officials relating to the British occupation of Mesopotamia [Iraq, also used in this volume] in the period from September 1919 to July 1920. It covers such topics as political developments in specific regions and relevant tribal leaders, and includes descriptions of irrigation channels and their water flow rates, as well as geographical assessments for British occupation. The papers notably include the following:An index to the diaries of political officers of the Occupied Territories, as well as monthly reports of political officers in IraqBritish occupation forces proclamations, notifications (some in Arabic) and administration reports on a wide range of topics including: midwives; Inland Waters Shipping (Mesopotamia) Amendment; water flows in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers; the Mesopotamian spring harvest; Baghdad reformatory and civil jails; Government press; and districts such as the Emirate of Arabistan.General circulars (November-December 1919) issued by the Civil Administration of Iraq.Notable items include the following:‘Note on Nomad Arab Tribes’ by Major J I Eadie (ff 2-3)‘Note on tribes and shaikhs of Anah-Albu Kamal district’ [Anah, Iraq; Albu Kamal, Syria] by Captain Charles C Mylles, Assistant Political Officer, Anah-Albu Kamal. Includes an English/Arabic table giving details of tribes (ff 5-7)Report on the Tapu Department for 1919 (ff 11-16)Table on the ruling Al Rashid family of ShammarAn article from
The Times Educational Supplement, 1 July 1922, ‘The Baghdad Reformatory’ (folio 187)‘Kurdistan: Rowanduz Affairs’, a printed note by Major William Rupert Hay, Political Officer, Erbil'Note on the Tribes and Shaikhs of Shatrah [Ash-Shaṭrah] district' by Captain C S J Berkeley (ff 330-333)‘Short history of Shatrah Tribes’ by Captain Bertram Sidney Thomas, Assistant Political Officer, Shatrah [Ash-Shatrah], published 1 September 1919 (ff 335-366)‘Note of the results of anti-plague inoculation in Baghdad during the epidemic of 1919’ by the Medical Officer, Baghdad (ff 354-358)Statistical information relating to the labouring workforce in the area under British occupation (f 487).Correspondents include: Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Captain Arnold Talbot Wilson); Under-Secretary for State for India; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department; and General Headquarters, Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, Baghdad.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 487; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Multiple intermittent additional pagination sequences are also present. A previous foliation sequence has been superseded and therefore crossed out.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: This volume consists of printed reports, typed letters and other miscellaneous correspondence by British officials relating to the British occupation of Mesopotamia [Iraq, also used in this volume] in the period of June-August 1920. Topics covered include political developments in specific regions and the leading figures and family relationships in tribes. The papers notably include the following:An index to the diaries of Political Officers of the Occupied TerritoriesMonthly reports of political officers in Mesopotamia. The monthly reports cover such topics as meteorological conditions, irrigation, revenue, tribes, frontier questions, law and order and municipal worksBritish occupation forces’ proclamations, notifications (some in Arabic) and administration reports on a wide range of topics including motor vehicle registration and statistics on birth and death ratesGeneral circulars issued by the Civil Administration of Mesopotamia, June-August 1920.Notable items include the following:Report of the Rowanduz [Rawandiz] District for the year 1919 (ff 5-12). This report includes a map on folio 12Index to monthly reports of Political Officers for April and June 1920 (ff 14-15)Birth and death rate statistics, June 1920 (ff 27-37)Progress report of the Political Officer, Diyalah [Diyala] division, June 1920‘The Police Proclamation, 1920’ issued by the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia (ff 448-483)‘The Motor-Vehicle Vehicle Registration Proclamation, 1919’ by the Officiating General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia (ff 463-467).Correspondents include: Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Captain Arnold Talbot Wilson); Under-Secretary for State for India; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department; General Headquarters, Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, Baghdad.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 874; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 4-871 and ff 112-140; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This volume contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, newspaper clippings, parliamentary notes, telegrams and minutes. It mainly covers conversations between British officials regarding the political situation in Kurdistan, but also contains correspondence from Kurdish representatives and various British organisations.The volume covers and includes the following:A description of the political situation in Kurdistan by Philippe Berthelot of the French Ministry for Foreign AffairsOpinions expressed by British officials as to whether Turkish authorities should be excluded form Kurdistan, whether Kurdistan should be portioned, and whether its frontier should follow that of the ethnological frontier between Kurds and ArabsOpinions expressed by British officials on the growth of political and social movements related to Kurdish nationalismDescriptions of the political movement towards the establishment of an autonomous Kurdish stateThe views of Hamdi Bey Baban [Ḥamdī Beg Bābān] regarding the Kurdistan situationMinutes of monthly conferences on Middle Eastern affairs throughout 1920, giving views on Kurdistan from British and French officers and covering different subjects regarding the political situation in Kurdistan and MesopotamiaAspects of the future administration of Sulaimaniyah [As Sulaymaniyah]Plans from British officers regarding the political situation in Mesopotamia and its possible future governmentMentions of interest in Mesopotamia in ‘bolshevism’Reports on India Office recommendations regarding KurdistanA memorandum on Kurdistan, with the following headings: ‘Kurdish political activity', ‘Aims of the Kurds’, ‘Turkish Scheme’, ‘Kurdish Objections’, ‘The immediate situation’, and ‘Suggested solution’ (ff 267-270)Opinions expressed by Kurdish people on Kurdistan and its politicsConflict in Mesopotamia and Kurdistan regarding: British refusal to allow visits to the tomb of Shaikh Kaka Ahmad [Ḥājjī Kākā Aḥmad al-Shaykh], including the imposition of heavy fines and prison sentences; arrests and deportations to Baghdad of unnamed ‘notables’; and the execution at Sakis [Saqqez] of Rusten Khan [Rustam Khān] by order of the Governor of Sineh [Sanandaj]Correspondence relating to Kurdistan, including: repatriation of Assyrian Christians; securing of borders; Kurdish districts in Persia [Iran;] Kurdish nationalismA letter from the Travellers Club regarding the situation in the Kurdistan.The principal correspondents are: Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; High Commissioner, Constantinople [Istanbul]; Winston Churchill, Secretary of State for the Colonies; Political Officer at Sulaimaniyah; Hamdi Bey Baban.The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside last folio with 293; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The volume has four foliation anomalies: f 106a, f 111a, f 172a and f 203a.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The volume consists of drafts, copies, and originals of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and notes relating to the British administration in and future constitution of Mesopotamia [present-day Iraq]. The volume covers British concern about increasing resistance to their presence in the country following the promises made by the Anglo-French Declaration of November 1918.Several matters are covered by the volume, including the following:The transition from a military to a civil administration in the countryThe future constitution of an independent Iraqi stateThe wording and timing of public announcements to be made about British intentions in the countryThe division of Mesopotamia into ‘tribal’, ‘rural’ and municipal districts under limited governing councilsThe announcement and drafting of the British mandate in MesopotamiaThe organisation and outcomes of inter-departmental conferences on Mesopotamia’s futureThe findings and proposals of the Bonham-Carter Committee regarding Mesopotamia’s constitutionBritain’s wider regional policyThe question of how the Kurds might fit into the future Iraq state.The principal correspondents are the following: the Foreign Office; the War Office; Arnold Talbot Wilson, Acting Civil Commissioner for Mesopotamia; and the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India. Other correspondence, included as enclosures, comes from political and military officers from across Mesopotamia and the wider region.Of note within the volume (folios 235-46) is a translated copy of an article written by Mohammed Roshide Riza [Al-Sayyid Muḥammad Rashīd Riḍā], a prominent Islamic scholar and reformist, entitled ‘Political Aspirations of the Arabs and the Moslem [Muslim] World’, dated 25 June 1919.The French language material consists of a draft copy of the French and British mandates in Syria and Mesopotamia respectively.The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 297; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-297; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: The volume includes correspondence in the form of telegrams, letters, minutes, draft mandates and conventions. The correspondence is mainly about the British Mandate for Palestine and Mesopotamia, and the French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon. British and French officials exchanged draft copies of the mandates discussing the wordings, modifications required, the date to submit them to the Council of the League of Nations, and the date to get the drafts signed by the allied powers.The main issues discussed in the volume are the following:Amendments required in regard to the section on the holy placesThe French Government’s desire to imitate the Mandate for Mesopotamia as far as possible for its own mandate in SyriaDraft declarations constituting the mandates for Palestine and MesopotamiaProposals for the future administration of EgyptThe question on whether the foreign relation article of the draft Mandate for Mesopotamia should follow the Egyptian example or notThe necessity to get the views of the High Commissioner of Mesopotamia, Percy Cox, on the draft MandateDraft Anglo-French Convention discussing the construction of two railways in the Yarmuk valley; the water of the rivers Tigris, Euphrates and the Jordan Valley; and the Syria-Palestine boundariesThe maintaining of the local troops in the territories for the defence of these territoriesThe question of whether Arabic should be the official language of MesopotamiaCommunication between the Foreign Office and the High Commissioner, Jerusalem, Herbert Samuel, regarding the question of ‘safeguarding Palestine’s right to use the waters of Litani and Yarmuk for power purposes even if they fall outside frontiers of Palestine’The wording of the draft Mandate for Palestine, and the use of the terms ‘National Home’ and ‘Jewish State’The French Government's mistrust of the British policy in Palestine‘Italian Government’s opposition to entry into force of mandates pending ratification of Turkish Peace Treaty’The communication of mandates to the United States GovernmentPostponement of legalisation of British position in Palestine and Mesopotamia until the mandates are passed by the Council of the League of NationsThe necessity of drafting of an organic law and postponement of the Mesopotamia mandate.The volume contains the following items:Copy of the Convention Franco-Britannique (Franco-British Convention) signed 23 December 1920, by the French Prime Minister, Georges Leygues and the British Ambassador to France, Charles Hardinge of Penfhurst [Penshurst]Copies in French and in English of draft mandates for Palestine, Mesopotamia, Syria and Lebanon submitted by representatives of the British and the French Delegations to the Council of the League of Nations for its approvalA convention regarding Palestine, signed between the British Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Joseph Austen Chamberlain, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States at London, Frank B Kellogg.The principal correspondents in the volume are: the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Assistant Secretary, Foreign Office; the Political Department, India Office; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Under-Secretary of State for India; the Secretary of State for India; the Secretary of the War Office; the Secretary to the Army Council; the British Embassy, Paris; the British Delegation to the Council of the League of Nations; the Director of Military Intelligence, War Office; the Treasury; the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the French Delegation to the Council of the League of Nations; and the French Embassy, London.The volume includes some duplications.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 374; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Multiple intermittent additional foliation sequences are also present.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: This volume consists of papers relating to the Arab and Kurdish Levies in Mesopotamia [Iraq].The papers include correspondence from the Acting Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia at Baghdad (also spelled Bagdad in this volume), Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Talbot Wilson, to the India Office, mostly forwarding copies of memoranda, reports and other papers concerning the levies, for information. The papers forwarded by Wilson include: notes on the training of the Arab and Kurdish Levies and Gendarmerie; a memorandum regarding the reconstitution of the Arab Levies in the Hillah, Diwaniyah and Najaf Divisions (which includes an annexed specimen enrolment form in both English and Arabic); a copy of the Arab and Kurdish Levy and Gendarmerie Proclamation, 1920; a report on the 2nd Euphrates Levies and District Police in the Hillah, Diwaniyah, and Shamiyah Divisions by Brigadier-General Arthur Grenfell Wauchope, and a supplementary report dealing with the two squadrons at Diwaniyah.The papers also include:Copies of telegrams and draft telegrams between the India Office and Wilson, and (after 4 October 1920) between the India Office and the High Commissioner in Mesopotamia, Sir Percy Zachariah CoxIndia Office Political and Secret Department minute papers and internal notesParliamentary Notices of questions to be asked of the Secretary of State for War and the Secretary of State for India in the House of Commons, with draft replies, and extracts from
Hansardof the relevant proceedings in the House of CommonsCorrespondence between the India Office and the following two MPs in relation to questions they asked of the Secretary of State for India in the House of Commons: the Earl of Winterton, concerning reparation for the widows and dependents of members of the levies; and Colonel Charles Edward Yate regarding his question about whether efforts are being made to recruit levies from ‘the Chaldeans and Syrians’, leading to the Secretary of State for India suggesting to the High Commissioner in Mesopotamia that levies might be recruited from Assyrian refugeesCopies of telegrams between the General Officer Commanding Mesopotamia and the War OfficeDraft letters from the India Office to the War Office: forwarding a memorandum regarding the Arab and Kurdish Levies in Mesopotamia of 12 August 1919; and forwarding copies of telegrams from the High Commissioner in Mesopotamia of 1 and 5 February 1921, regarding the difficulty of obtaining suitable British Officers for the levies without the prospect of their permanent employment.The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 177; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Multiple intermittent additional mixed foliation/pagination sequences are also present. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: Enclosure nos. 2-15 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay [Mumbai], dated 1 October 1844. The enclosures are dated 16 July-27 September 1844.The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to the pay, deployment and appointment of military and naval personnel in British India, the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf, including:A decision that the detachment that protected Hyderabad during the Battle of Dubba [also known as the Battle of Dubbo or the Battle of Hyderabad] on 24 March 1843 should be eligible for the same six-months’ worth of batta [allowance or expenses] granted to detachments actively involved in the battleThe arrival at Trincomalee of Commodore Henry Ducie Chads to take command of ‘the Squadron in the Indian Seas’A recommendation that artillery serving on the steam vessels on the Euphrates and Tigris rivers should be withdrawnThe appointment of a new Superintendent of Canals and Forests in Sinde [Sindh].The primary correspondents are: Commodore Chads; the Governor of Sinde; the Native Agent, Muscat; the Naval Commander-in-Chief, East Indies; the Superintendent of the Indian Navy; the Quartermaster-General, Bombay; and the Government of India.Physical description: 1 item (29 folios)
Abstract: The file consists primarily of correspondence between Commander A Hamilton of the Marine Transport Department, Mesopotamia [Iraq], officials of the War Office and General Sir Edmund Barrow, Military Secretary to the India Office, regarding the Marine Transport Department in Mesopotamia, during the period of 1914 to 1916. The file contains a report and accounts written by Hamilton, with a statement attached of the organization of the department including a record of positions, names, duties and remarks.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 44; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present; these numbers appear at the top and bottom of the folio in the centre, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file consists of copies of telegrams regarding different aspects of marine transport in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The main discussion is regarding the construction, reconstruction and re-erection of craft, vessels and barges in Mesopotamia and their personnel related to the Mesopotamia Mission.Companies mentioned in the file include: the Strick Scott Company; India General Navigations; Inland Waterway Transport; and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.The file includes other aspects: organization of river and marine repairs; maintenance of ocean transport; supplies and dispatches; arrangement and administration of river transport in Mesopotamia; Tigris water information; the Royal Indian Marine in Mesopotamia; engineering workshops; hospital ships; improvements in ports; medical observation personnel; accommodation; natural disasters and weather conditions; troops using the Tigris and Euphrates routes; construction of buildings; railways; dispatch of troops from the Tigris; labour requirements; list of carriers; craft commissioned; Mesopotamia traffic; lighting.Principal correspondents are: the War Office (including telegrams from its telegram address, Troopers London); C in C India [Commander-in-Chief India]; General Officer Commanding Force D; Communications Egypt; General Basra; Communications Basra; DDIWT [Deputy Director Inland Waterway Transport].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 1024; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file consists of copies and abstracts of telegrams regarding different aspects of marine transport in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. Most of the telegrams are weekly updates of the status of vessels and traffic in Mesopotamia and India.The file includes other aspects: arrivals of ships in different Arabian and Indian ports; rivercraft commissions; supervision of vessels; Chinese artisans; war establishment; supplies and transportation; river craft in Mesopotamia; railways; maintenance of vessels; and losses in the First World War.Principal correspondents are: the War Office (including telegrams from its telegram address, Troopers London); C in C India [Commander in Chief India]; and General Officer Commanding Mesopotamia.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 480; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.